Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-26
OPENING THE REICHSTAG.
Won Boettischer Reads the Speech
From the Throne.
A Formal Declaration Of GermaBy's
Pacific Intentions.
Outline of tho Measures the Govern.
ment will Introduce.
Sympathetic Verbs From the Members
to the Prince.
President Grevy Prepares His Mess"
age Of Resignation.

BERLIN, November Z4.-i ne kelchstag
was opened to-day. Minister Won Boet.
fischer read the speech from the throne.
The speech was substantially as follows:
Germany, in her foreign policy, has enccees-
uIly endeavored to strengthen the peace
B. Enrops bs the cultivation ri friendly
relations with all OF the powers by treaties
and alliances. aiming to avert the danger
fi war and to ieiutly oppose any unjust
attacks. Germany has no aggressive ten
dencies. She has no wants to he satisfied
Jhrc ugh victorious wars. An unchristan
to surprise neighb"ring peoples
% foreign 70 the German nature and to the
Constitution Of the empire. Ths military
3,re +niz .ti'n of ,he country ia not ralcu-
aated to dietnrb the peace Of her neighbors
}bv arbitrary attacks. Germany iS strong
In parrying surprises and 10 defending her
Il, dependence. She wishes to bcrome 80
ut: .,Dg hat she can lace with composure
s-vary danger. The resumption OF the
Reichstag comes at
SERIOUS TINE.
The grave complaint with which the Crown
Prince has been visited fills the mind, not
y,nly OF the Emperor, but ais OF his august
allies and the whole OF Germany with anx-
mus care. Nothing that human knowledge
md ca refnl tending can do will be left IN.
home. Or eyes and prayers, howe er, are
directed toward God, whose decr-es rule
.fhe hes' ini-s If nations us well IA that 81
! h. individual man. His confidence and
/ he iai, hful fultllnent OF duty in all, es:
.,eciHlly grave moments. were the tried sup
ports 0f our people. and they will now also
ana bic us tn do just ice 10 the lahors await
srg the legislature. There have b,en eraii-
f.inz imp ove.nents in he fins nrinl rnnhi
tion 81 he country. and it is expected that
u xt year will show h surplus OF fifty mill.
,.n marks.
Bills WILL BE I>TRoDrcEp,
q ahOlisbiDg compuls"ry contribution on the
part of fficers and imperial officials to
the widows' and orphans fund; increasing
the corn duties; suhsid zing the landwehr
and land-tu-m system, go that it will be
strenrt hens,i: relating to ln-
<urance Of artis MS in Cases Of old age and
sickness; modifying fri"niIy societies law
With rega ri tu the salenf vine; temp rarIl:
t,rol,,nging the Aust rO. German treaty and
trpa,ies nf commerce with snre
~ the merchant States. One hundred and
fifty deputies were present. the places
..shi.h nre usually reserved for members Ut
court were not oc"upe "a In the din'"matic
gallery there were only few military at-
tn chss, but the public galleries We're
crowded. At noon me nj hers of the Bundles
rath ent red the ~hite bali. which WAS IL
.,u,r.ted. and took pr sitons on ths left
81 aifo tiIronr. Daring 1he
READING OF THE SPEECH
Minister Won Roettischsr was often inter.
rupted by applause and en-. hu>iastic cheers.
At the close, Herr Won Bpettischcr having
declared the f.ichstag opened, Herr We'd
d, Ii Piesdorif. Prasid Mt Of he body. called
for cheers for the Emperor. w''irh w'rc
given with enthusiasm. The President III
his address alluded tC the serious nature OF
the illness OF the Cros Prince and the grief
Of the country over his fate. The anxiety
concerning his condition rtlegsted al other
thoughts to the background. He aske.!
authority to convey these sentiments to
the Emperor nd to send the following 'ele-
gra m to the Crown Princ "The Reich.
ag in profound reverence and cordiall"ve
thinks OF your Royal Hishness. May God
protect your ureci la life ant preserve it
for the salvation Of the Fatherland." The
Deputies listened tn the address standing
and unanimously approved the Presidents
suggestion,
COMMENTS or THE PRESS.
The National Gazette, commenting on
the spee ch from the throne, says it hopes
the effects of the peaceful policy OF which
the message treats may he multiplied as
the session proceeds. aud that more ex-
plicit stat enents made il the Reichstag re-
sar,i:ns Gernany's fureign Ieiatio' may
establish the fact that the Eirni.s n situa-
tion il grow ing clearer. The Berlin Post is
Dissatisfied bs .a,,se nf the vhgneness OF
the pref. rences to i"reign ali ,irs ut \ time
"when he re sun nf "A Rns ian -Ans' rian
war is visible in the morning sky" The tx.
penditure for imperial aruhamen's ia esti
mattel in the budget at 1852 .463 OlG
marks, including 21 900, 900 ior compiet.
ing strategic railways.
AMERICAN SYMPATHY.
Pendleton in q speech referred in very
feeling terms TO the Crown Prince, remark.
ing that there were no human ills which hu.
man sympathy was unable to alleviate.
At the instance OF Chapman Coleman.
First Secretary OF the American Legation.
it was unanimously resolved to send the
follow ing telegram t" the Crown Prince:
"Ame,icans in Berlin offer their n,. ST
hear, felt sympathy with The Crown Prince
~ his sufierings and their best wishes 1"r
his early retorn, restored to health, to his
people and their hospitable capital city"